The Leadership Skills Handbook (50 Key Skills From 1,000 Leaders)

Most leadership books try to answer the question "What is good leadership?" This book is different. It starts with the question "How can you learn to lead?" The Leadership Skills Handbook is based on research from over a thousand leaders in the public, private and voluntary sectors. It identifies the practical skills leaders must have in order to be successful, and offers guidance on key topics such as • Understanding yourself and others, •Managing your Career, • Delegating and motivating, • selling, • Coaching, • Conflict management, • Crisis management, • Problem solving, •Decision making, • Projects, • Presenting, • Managing Change, • Creating a Vision. There is space for recording notes and real- life examples of skills in action, so that the handbook can become your personal leadership coach, each chapter to be consulted when the need arises. About Author: Jo Owen has worked for over 70 of the best, and one or two of the worst, organisations in the world. His experience crosses industries, continents & business environments- and formed the basis for his best -selling book Management Stripped Bare (also published by Kogan Page). A founder of Teach First, which is one of the top graduate recruiters in the UK, he is a frequent speaker on leadership.